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No, the other guy is right, it's gonna be awkward af. This has nothing to do with what you're saying. This whole plot twist is getting even weirder exactly because the leads already got very chummy with each other, ML even said he finds Mu-Deok pretty as a whole now, not just her soul shifted eyes. No matter what people say, you can't really separate loving one's mind and personality from the body. You accept and love a person as a whole. For example, take irl situation - you've got a girlfriend, you know her body and face and got comfortable with her. One day a complete stranger appears and says: "Heya, it's me your girlfriend!". And you honestly wouldn't bat an eyelash at this? Won't be freaked out and uncomfortable? I'm sure when this happens in AoS they will have to address this and leads relationship may very well take a step back because of it.

Ans same goes for the audience as well - we barely got any scenes with GYJ, we never really got enough time to get attached to her face on screen. But JSM was there with us for 20 episodes straight as FL, going through hell and high water with ML, so of course readjusting to a new face playing the same character will not be a seamless process for many people. This whole plot twist is a daring experiment from script writers, it's far from common - there's no knowing how the audience will react to it in the end, they may have dug themselves a grave here.

Yea, can't trust Hong sisters with a good ending, they're infamous in that regard.

Nope, that’s just your SML syndrome talking. And those part 2 pics you were referring were about the past again with young actors.

How would the audience not get attached after seeing her for 20 episodes in the lead role? 😂 This is just ridiculous thinking this.

I severely disagree about putting Goblin on the same level as AOS. Also, it had a different genre and vibe to it - contemporary supernatural snoozefest. But that’s my opinion of course.
I haven’t seen many kdramas of the same level of quality in a similar genre. Maybe only Kingdom.

That’s some dumb reach of logic 🙄 They needed an actress who can do a good job and be the lead for 20(!) episodes, the majority of this show’s episode count. They needed a lead who can captivate the audience to watch so many episodes. It’s dumb to think of her like some disposable minor character they could ditch without the audience caring. It’s FL, of course the audience will care. And many people got attached to her face, it’s not a book after all, but a show you watch with your eyes on screen, instead of simply imagining it while reading.
So this has nothing to do with her being or not being a rookie. Also, The Four Seasons are rookies too, but nobody’s ditching them in part 2, and I’m sure people’d be just as pissed off if ML, or say, CP were swapped for some other actor.
Will the rumored GYJ be able to play Naksu just as well remains to be seen. Her scenes so far were too scarce to make any definitive answer. But she can do action scenes well, for sure. Not that it’s the main focus of this drama.

It's on kisskh.me

Goblin, are you serious? 😂

Yea, Hong sisters "fame" runs before them, lol. And they're gonna do it again here it seems.

I agree. At least to keep her on our minds more I think the show would have benefited from her presence at least when thinking about something or imagining something. But she probably had all of her scenes shot at the beginning so they didn't even show her as herself while talking to Bu-Yeon inside the ice stone - which really didn't make sense since they were there as souls.

It's not just Korean media, it's media in general - they'll do anything for clicks, spoilers be damned. I really hate when people do that - makes watching something less fun.
Dunno how people would have reacted here if the rumor wasn't leaked though. Maybe it would have been crazy here. But right now it's mostly just futile frustration because nothing can be changed anyway, or enthusiasm from GYJ's fans. But I've seen other places are raving crazy, like the twitter. Better not go there for your sanity, lol 😂

To be fair, JSM wasn't given action scenes to shine yet, just one move that doesn't tell much. So you can't really tell whether she'd be good or bad at them.

20 episodes of JSM’s stellar acting. But then we’ll have an actress swap for 10 “afterparty” episodes. Will it be just as good without her though?

Here's a question - what if there's no FL in part 2 at all?
I mean, questionable information sources aside, those tabloids only spoil everywhere that JSM won't be in part 2 for sure, they've not seen her on set, she initally didn't sign the contract for part 2, yada yada, etc., etc. But where do they get the information that GYJ will be in part 2? Afaik, nobody has seen her on set either and her contract for part 2 also is not confirmed yet. Are they just talking from their asses here? Because they just naturally assume if one actress is out it equals the og actress is in?

In any case, f*ck those tabloids big time for spoiling the plot 👿. And I hope Naksu will return in some form in part 2. If she won't be there at all I'm not watching it.

Read a below comment today from SK tabloid Naver. They are firm about this.

So what are your bets for Naksu's body:
1. Og body "on ice" stashed somewhere?
2. Og body recreated from scratch by the powers of the ice stone?
3. ???

Hey, you're not alone. I too find this plot twist weird to begin with, because it's not a book and showrunners shoud know that the audience gets attached to actors faces when they play their characters on screen.
For me it will diminish rewatchability of part 1 to a certain level, because I hate rewatching plots where a favorite character dies. Sure, you may say that Naksu as a character will live, but I've no attachement to og actress. I hope she'll do just as well as JSM, otherwise part 2 will be ruined for me as well.

I hope they won't move the schedule, December is pretty early. But would be great, I hate waiting for sequels.

I wonder how that tabloid confirmed it, when it's all under wraps and showrunners aren't spilling the beans. Where they stalking the set or smth?

But whatever, I was prepared for this already. My only hope the plot will justify it well and swapped actress will play Naksu on the same level of quality as JSM.

1. There actually is no Mu-Deok. Just Naksu in Bu-Yeon's body.
2. He likes Naksu, but she's already taken.
3. Marrying Bu-Yeon will not be allowed by the Jin clan, because he's a prince and has a kingdom to rule. They need somebody who'll stay within their clan.